South Sudan: An education system in crisis
10 June, 2014
More than half a million children have fled their homes in South Sudan since conflict first broke out in December 2013. Most have stopped going to school and aid groups have warned of the long-term consequences of a continued disruption to education.
In Mingkaman, Awerial County, in Lakes...

Somalia: Preventing the repeat of a hunger crisis
22 May, 2014
Somalia is on the brink of a new food crisis, with aid agencies warning that action is needed now. A combination of delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict means that the country’s current, fragile food-security situation is expected to deteriorate in the next two...

Sudan: Solar power brings water to rural Darfur
21 May, 2014
The first thing you notice when you arrive in Azerni is the silence. Village life in West Darfur is usually accompanied by the incessant rumbling of motorized water pumps. At first, the explanation for the silence seems obvious: the pump must be broken.
But, on closer inspection, women are...

South Sudan: More than $600 million pledged for humanitarian crisis
20 May, 2014
The international donor community today pledged more than US$600 million in humanitarian funding for South Sudan at a conference hosted by Norway and OCHA.
“These generous pledges will, once paid, translate into life-saving relief to the most vulnerable people in South Sudan and to...

South Sudan: Conflict leaves thousands of children orphaned and alone
1 May, 2014
Since the conflict broke out in South Sudan last December, some 380,000 children have been forced to flee their homes. Many of them have either lost their parents or have been separated from them and have been left to survive on their own. Aid agencies are working across the country to...